Erma Lever Action Air Rifle Value?

[mrto]

I have an Erma Lever Action rifle I am considering selling it is not the Webley Ranger stamped version. What is the price difference typically between the two, please?

[Garvin]

I have an Erma Lever Action rifle I am considering selling it is not the Webley Ranger stamped version. What is the price difference typically between the two, please?

I don't think it's much, Mark, if anything. After all, it's the same, wonderful, rifle. Brings out the cowboy in even the most uptight airgunner! I had one once and loved it.

[mrto]

I don't think it's much, Mark, if anything. After all, it's the same, wonderful, rifle. Brings out the cowboy in even the most uptight airgunner! I had one once and loved it.

Thanks Danny,
I'll get some pics up in a day or so of it in a dedicated valuation thread then, for the wanna be cowboys!


ATB.

[Garvin]

Thinking about this rifle more, it's interesting in that it's one where the designers started with the constraint that it look like a Winchester lever-action repeater but shoots pellets. You can tell this was their intention by the dummy bullet reservoir under the barrel which on the ERMA houses a cleaning rod. Rather than copy the cheapo Daisys, they came up with a classy all-metal and wood double cocking mechanism where the spring compression comes from the up and down stroke of the lever, generating enough power to launch a pellet accurately through the rifled barrel. Basically what you'd expect from a respected gun company like ERMA-Werke.




More pics of this rifle here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/erma-werke/

[45flint]

I’ve never had another rifle that duplicated the feel of a real Winchester better that these. Crazy hard find over here in the US. I just never see them. I think once in a collection they stick?

[mrto]

Thinking about this rifle more, it's interesting in that it's one where the designers started with the constraint that it look like a Winchester lever-action repeater but shoots pellets. You can tell this was their intention by the dummy bullet reservoir under the barrel which on the ERMA houses a cleaning rod. Rather than copy the cheapo Daisys, they came up with a classy all-metal and wood double cocking mechanism where the spring compression comes from the up and down stroke of the piston, generating enough power to launch a pellet accurately through the rifled barrel. Basically what you'd expect from a respected gun company like ERMA-Werke.

Edit:

Pics of this rifle here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/erma-werke/

The pellet version was built on their .22 rimfire lever action rifle and very neatly done, too.

[ashf9999]

They are lovely guns - not powerful, but superbly engineered. Like others that love these guns I have both types (so standard and Webley marked), 2 Webleys and an Erma 'only'. I got them all at similar times and would have paid similar amounts for them....but I can't remember what that was. All I know was a Webley one was from Josie & John back in June 2012, so maybe John will have that listed somewhere. I've not seen many since so I guess they have a bit of rareity value, and maybe the Webley stamp may have a small premium to a Webley collector.